Beyond high honors for cardiac care, St. Francis is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in Gastroenterology & GI surgery, and rated high-performing in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Geriatrics, Orthopedics, and Pulmonology.

Their highly active jobs and lots heavy lifting took their toll on their knees. So when Kathleen Longo, a retired police officer, and Joseph DiGirolamo, a warehouse worker, found out they could have...